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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8599 |
| Named after | Sand Martin |
| Alternate name(s) | 2277 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9810812 |
| Peri | 2.4497840 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0978292 |
| Orbital period | 1634.3947850 |
| Mean anomaly | 283.05022 |
| Inclination | 3.46183 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 29.97189 |
| Argument of peri | 317.85993 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
8599 Riparia (2277 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.